Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near West Lafayette

A motorcycle/SUV accident about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday at U.S. 52 and Cortez Drive seriously injured the biker. Accident is under investigation by Tippecanoe County sheriff's deputies.(Photo: Ron Wilkins/Journal & Courier)

WEST LAFAYETTE — Twenty-four-year-old Yancarlos Morgado Aguilar crashed into the side of a Honda CR-V about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday as he rode his motorcycle westbound on U.S. 52, according to Tippecanoe County sheriff's deputies on the scene.

Aguilar, who is from Lafayette, was wearing a helmet and riding a 2005 Suzuki GSX, Tippecanoe County sheriff's Lt. Rob Hainje said.

Aguilar suffered severe facial injuries and possible internal injuries, Hainje said. He was rushed to St. Elizabeth East Hospital and later flown to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment, Hainje said.

The driver of the CR-V, 72-year-old Virginia M Gordon of West Lafayette, told deputies she didn't see the motorcyclist as she attempted to turn from Cortez Drive onto eastbound U.S. 52, Hainje said.